(19)
(11) EP 0 037 098 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.01.1982 Bulletin 1982/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.10.1981 Bulletin 1981/40

(21) Application number: 81102329

(22) Date of filing: 27.03.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 31.03.1980 US 135355

(71) Applicant: AES Technology Systems, Inc.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Ellis, James B.
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  • Lisiecki, Mieczyslaw J.
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  • Ruderman, Stephen
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(54) Method and apparatus for transferring envelopes


(57) A method and apparatus is provided for transferring a batch of envelopes that have been arranged in face-to-face relationship. The envelopes (28) are transferred in a substantially horizontal plane from a first location (26) to a second location (20) spaced from the first location. The apparatus (24) includes a pair of downwardly depending spaced-apart members (124,126) which are each adapted to contact the batch (28) of envelopes along the end edges of the envelopes. One (124) of the paddles (124,126) is adapted to urge a batch (28) along a guide channel (100) from the first position (26) to the second position (20). The other (126) of the paddles (124,126) is adapted to urge a batch (28) along the guide channel (100) in the opposite direction from the second position (20) to the first position (26).






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